“It’s a good family day,” Sprankle said. “We’re all from Killingly. That’s where I grew up.”

Volunteers work hard to make sure visitors have fun.

A highlight of the day was the parade, which circled the green twice. It featured a marching band, dozens of children riding bikes and scooters and walking, antique cars, including a not-so-impressive Ford Pinto, and fire trucks belonging to nearby departments.

Christine Armstrong and Grace Harmon were selling strawberry shortcakes. They used 30 flats of strawberries. It took them two days to bake 450 biscuits, they said.

“We’re whipping cream all day,” Armstrong said.

But the work is worth it, she said. “We usually sell out, and all the money goes to the church.” Last year, strawberry shortcake sales raked in $1,300, Armstrong said.